"A
clear conscience is a great step toward barricading the mind against
neuroticism." - William Sadler, Psychiatrist

While
visiting a park, Dale Carnegie observed a grizzly bear eating with a
skunk. The grizzly allowed no other animal to eat with him.
Although he resented the skunk, the bear would not pick a fight with
him. He had no doubt learned the high cost of getting even.

Jesus
Christ gave us a very valuable lesson when He said, "If someone sues
you for your jacket, give him your coat also. If he compels you to
walk one mile, go with him two." (Matthew 5:41)

It's
not always
worth
a battle to gain our so-called rights.We must determine if the issue is important enough to risk our
peace of mind, health and general well-being. It's possible to win a
battle and lose the war! There are times it is far better to walk away
from a fight, even if it means we have to eat humble pie.

Jesus
also said, “Love your enemies, pray for those who despitefully use
you and persecute you”. (Matthew 5:44) The law of Moses was more
rigid, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. (Exodus 21:24)

Sometimes
it is far better, however, to walk the extra mile, turn the other cheek,
or give away a jacket or overcoat, than to end up with a bad case of
nerves, ulcers or sleepless nights!

LOVE
IS THE SOLUTION TO MANY ILLS

In
the past, some have criticized the advice that Jesus Christ gave about
loving our enemies as impractical and unrealistic, but psychiatrists are
now recommending it as a solution for many ills!

The
Ayatolleh Khoemeni was wrong when he said: “Like Moses, Jesus the
Blessed would have picked up a sword, had He lived longer.” Our Lord
Jesus said: “…for all they that take the sword shall perish with
the sword.” (Matthew 26:52)

Napoleon
Bonaparte
correctly stated: “I see in Lycurgus, Numa, and Muhammed only
legislatorswho, having the first rank in the state, have sought
the best solution of the social problem, but I see nothing there which
reveals divinity...

“You
speak of Caesar, of Alexander, of their conquests, and
of the enthusiasm they enkindled in the hearts of their soldiers; but can
you conceive of a dead man making conquests with an army faithful and
entirely devoted to his memory?My
armies have forgotten me, even while living, as the Carthaginian army
forgot Hannibal.Such
is our power!

“Alexander,
Caesar, Charlemagne, and
myself founded empires.But
on what did we rest the creations of our genius?Upon force!Jesus
Christ alone founded His Empire upon love; and, at this hour,
millions of men would die for Him."

St.
Paul stated: “Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he
thirst, give him drink…Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with
good.” (Romans 12: 20-21) The Holy Spirit taught him the real
values of life! He was a self-righteous Pharisee who thought he was doing
God’s will by imprisoning and killing Christians. Then he met Jesus on
the Damascus Road. He was converted and received a new spirit and world
view!

Booker
T. Washington, a black American who became famous in spite of prejudices
against his color and who was insulted on numerous occasions, wrote, “I
will not let any man reduce my soul to the level of hatred”.

The
famous physiologist Dr. John Hunter, knew what anger could do to his
heart.“The first scoundrel
that gets me angry will kill me”, he stated.

Sometime
later, at a medical meeting, a co-worker made assertions that incensed
Hunter.As he stood up and
bitterly attacked the speaker, his anger caused such a contraction of the
blood vessels in his heart that he fell dead!

In
his book, ‘None of These Diseases’ , Dr. S.I. McMillen
relates numerous accounts like the above, which prove that powerful
negative emotions can make you sick and even cause death!

HATRED
HOLDS YOU CAPTIVE

According
to medical researchers, verbal expressions of animosity toward others call
forth certain hormones from the pituitary, adrenal, thyroid and other
glands, an excess of which can cause disease in any part of the body.

Says
McMillen, “The minute you begin hating someone, you become his
slave. Hatred holds you captive and robs you of peace of mind, and your
time is spent recounting unpleasant situations.Your enemy consumes your every waking moment and hatred holds your
mind hostage."

You
are tormented by the demons of hatred, jealousy and envy.Your only desire is for revenge.It isn't worth it; let it go! Release the hatred, bitterness and
resentment, and the healing powers within you will begin to function.

King
Solomon stated, that it is better to be serveda dish of
vegetables with love, than to have the best beef served with hatred. (Proverbs
15:17)

Internationally
known psychiatrist, Alfred Adler, wrote, “The most important task
imposed by religion has always been, ‘Love Thy Neighbour’.It is the individual who is not interested in his fellowman, who
has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to
others.It is from such
individuals that all human failures spring”.

RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN SIN & SICKNESS

Shakespeare
saw the relationship between sin and disease.It was the memory of Duncan’s murder that produced psychosomatic
overtones in Lady MacBeth. When MacBeth asked the physician about her
illness, he replied:

"Not
so sick, my Lord. As she is troubled with thick coming fancies that
keep her from rest." Then the doctor asked:

“Canst
thou not minister to mind diseas'd.
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
.
Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weights upon the heart?"

A
French proverb says, “There is no pillow as soft as a clear
conscience”.And
psychologist Henry C. Link stated, “The emphasis on sin has largely
disappeared from the teaching of religion...at the very time when
psychology has discovered its importance and extended its meanings”.

The
Bible says: “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth us from all sins. If we confess our sins (to God) He is
faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (1 John 1: 7-9)

What
an opportunity to be forgiven and healed at the same time!

Let
us take a lesson from the grizzly bear and learn to avoid strife wherever
possible! In a complex world, we must learn to co-exist, remembering the
Scripture that says, “If it possible, as much as lieth in you, live
peaceably with all men”. (Romans 12:18)

In
my opinion, Dr. S.I. McMillen’s book is one of the greatest ever
written, by a physician who
-
like Dr. David Livingstone - spent years on the Mission field ministering
to the many needs of the poor and neglected masses there!

WHAT
YOU MUST DO TO RECEIVE GOD'S GIFT OF SALVATION

1.
You must admit that you are a sinner

The
Bible says, "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar,
and his word is not in us." (1 John 1:10)

"For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23)

"Wherefore,
as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12)

"And
the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men
every where to repent:" (Acts 17:30)

3.
You must BELIEVE that JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU, was buried, and rose
again from the dead.

"But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

"That
it thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved." (Romans 10:9)

"For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John
3:16)

4.
You must INVITE JESUS into your life to become your personal Saviour.

"For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Romans 10:13)

"For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10)

HOW
DO I INVITE JESUS CHRIST INTO MY LIFE?

Pray
to God, a prayer - from your heart. Tell Him that you are a
sinner and that you need forgiveness. Tell him that you believe
Jesus Christ died for your sins. Tell him that you are willing to
change, to turn away from sin. Ask Jesus Christ to come into your
heart and life and be your personal Saviour.

"But
as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name." (John 1:12)

"Therefore
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)

If
you prayed and ask Jesus Christ into your heart - YOU HAVE NOW RECEIVED
THE GIFT OF SALVATION - YOU HAVE BECOME A CHILD OF GOD. God Bless
You.

John
14:2 - In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told
you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John
14:3- And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John
17:22 - And the
glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even
as we are one.

John
17:24 - Father, I
will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that
they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me
before the foundation of the world.

Acts
7:55 - But he,
being full of the Holy Ghost, look up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Acts
7:56 - And said,
Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right
hand of God.

Romans
5:17 - For if by
one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive
abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by
one, Jesus Christ.

2
Corinthians 5:1 -
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved,
we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens.

2
Corinthians 12:2 -
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I
cannot tell, or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such
an one caught up to the third heaven.

2
Corinthians 2:3 -
And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot
tell: God knoweth;)

2
Corinthians 2:4 -
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words,
which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Ephesians
1:18 - The eyes of
your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of
his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the
saints,

Colossians
1:5 - For the hope
which is laid up for you in heaven; whereof ye heard before in the word of
the truth of the gospel;

Colossians
1:6 - Which is come
unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth
also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in
truth.

Colossians
1:12 - Giving
thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light.

Colossians
3:4 - When Christ,
who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in
glory.

1
Thessalonians 2:12
- That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory.

1
Thessalonians 4:17
- Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord.

11
Thessalonians 1:7 -
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall
be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.

11
Thessalonians 2:14 -
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews
10:34 - For ye had
compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your
goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an
enduring substance.

Hebrews
11:10 - For he
looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Hebrews
11:16 - But now
they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly : wherefore God is not
ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Hebrews
12:22 - But ye are
come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to an inmumerable company of angels.

Hebrews
12:23 - To the
general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,
and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Hebrews
12:24 - And to
Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling,
that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews
12:28 - Wherefore
we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby
we may serve God acceptably: with reverence and godly fear.

Hebrews
13:14 - For here
have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

1
Peter 1:4 - To an
inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled; and that fadeth not away,
reserved in heaven for you,

2
Peter 1:11 - For so
an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2
Peter 3:13 -
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Revelation
2:7 - He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that
overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst
of the paradise of God.

Revelation
3:21 - To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Revelation
4:4 - And round
about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four
and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and they had on their
heads crowns of gold.

Revelation
5:9 - And they sung
a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the
seals thereof for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.

Revelation
7:9 - After this I
beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all
nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne,
and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.

Revelation
7:13 - And one of
the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in
white robes? and whence came they?

Revelation
7:14 - And I said
unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which
came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation
7:15 - Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his
temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Revelation
7:17 - For the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes.

Revelation
14:1-3 - And I
looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred
forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their
foreheads.

Revelation
14:1-3 - And I
heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice
of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their
harps:

Revelation
14:1-3 - And they
sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts,
and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty
and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

Revelation
15:2 - And I saw as
it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the
victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over
the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of
God.

Revelation
21:1-5 - And I saw
a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first
earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Revelation
21:2 - And I John
saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation
21:3 - And I heard
a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with
men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God
himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Revelation
21:4 - And God
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.

Revelation
21:5 - And he that
sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said
unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Revelation
21:9 - And there
came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full
of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will
shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

Revelation
21:10 - And he
carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me
that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Revelation
21:11 - Having the
glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like
a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

Revelation
21:18 - And the
building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like
unto clear glass.

Revelation
21:19 - And the
foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of
precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second,
sapphire; the third, a chalcadony: the fourth, an emerald:

Revelation
21:21 - And the
twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and
the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Revelation
21:22 - And I saw
no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple
of it.

Revelation
21:23 - And the
city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the
glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Revelation
21:24 - And the
nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the
kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Revelation
21:35 - And the
gates of it shall nto be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night
there.

Revelation
21:27 - And there
shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the
Lamb's book of life.

Revelation
22:1 - And he
shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out
of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Revelation
21:2 - In the midst
of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree
of life, which bare twelve manners of fruit, and yielded her fruit every
month: and the leaves of the tree where for the healing of the nations.

Revelation
21:3 - And there
shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in
it; and his servants shall serve him:

Revelation
21:4 - And they
shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads.

Revelation
21:5 - And thee
shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the
sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and
ever.

OLD
TESTAMENT (King James Version)

11
Kings 2:11 - And it
came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there
appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both
asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Job
3:17 - There the
wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

Psalms
16:11 - Thou wilt
shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right
hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalms
17:15 - As for me,
I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I
awake, with thy likeness.

Psalms
23:6 - Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will
dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalms
24:3 - Who shall
ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place.